This week we return to our remakes series with The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).

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The Movies:

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Directed by Robert Wise

Written by Edmund H. North

Based on the short story by Harry Bates

iMDb Rating: 7.7

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Directed by Scott Derrickson

Written by David Scarpa

iMDB Rating: 5.5

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Discussions of war, violence, climate change, guns, and death

This week, we are comparing But I'm a Cheerleader! (1999) and The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018), two films about teenage girls being sent to conversion camps for LGBTQ+ youth.

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The Movies:

But I’m a Cheerleader! (1999)

Directed by Jamie Babbit

Written by Brian Wayne Peterson & Jamie Babbit

iMDb Rating: 6.8

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

Directed by Desiree Akhavan

Written by Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele

Based on the novel by Emily M. Danforth

iMDB Rating: 6.6

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Discussions of conversion therapy, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, genital mutilation, suicide, transphobia, queerphobia, homophobia, sexual content

For our first Pride Month episode of 2024, we have a fun episode comparing Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) and Muppets From Space (1999) - Two movies about LGBTQ+ characters feeling isolated and searching for meaning, acceptance, and connection from otherworldly sources.

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The Movies:

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

iMDb Rating: 7.8

Muppets From Space (1999)

Directed by Tim Hill

Written by Jerry Juhl, Joey Mazzarino & Ken Kaufman

iMDB Rating: 6.2

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Mentions of misgendering, violence, sexual scenes, nihilism, and death